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DARIEN, Conn.  Dariens about to get a little greener. Monday morning, the
Tree Conservancy of Darien
will plant 11 trees at I-95 Exits 13 and 11 onto the Post Road to create welcoming gateways to the eastern and western approaches to town.

The plantings are funded by donations from the community. The grassland at Ext 13 will be upgraded with three 14-foot aurora dogwoods, six 10-foot blue hollies and an American sweetgum. Exit 11 will get a blue spruce, two red maples, a Valley Forge elm and an Eastern redbud.

The Tree Conservancy is a non-profit whose goals are to educate the community about the value of trees and how to identify and revitalize significant trees in town, establish a stewardship program for the care and maintenance of existing trees and protect and augment community trees, both public and private.

What do you think of the new trees coming to Darien? Tell us in the comments below.